Ponyboy's POV

Two-Bit and Steve arrived shortly before noon, each carrying a small arm load of gifts. They set the gifts under the tree and proceeded to check if there were any for them.

"Next year, I'm hiding the presents until it's time to open them." Darry teased from the kitchen where he was preparing dinner. "You two are almost as bad as Soda."

"Speaking of Soda," Steve said, "Where is he?"

"In Brianna's room. She just woke up from a nap." I replied.

"I bet she's excited to see what Santa brought her." Two- Bit commented.

I grinned and went back to the book I was reading. Steve wandered to Brianna's room to be with Soda.

Soda's POV

"Hey." I looked up to find Steve standing in the door way.

"Ngee!" Brianna squeeled when she saw Steve.

Steve walked over to us. He patted Brianna's head. "Hey, Brianna. Are you ready to see what Santa brought you?"

"Yeah," I said. "I can't wait to see how she reacts to all her gifts."

Steve gave me a look and nodded. "Sure, you just want to see if Santa brought you anything, Soda."

I picked up Brianna and headed for the living room with Steve following close behind. As soon as Two-Bit saw us, he took Brianna from me and started to show her all the gifts under the tree.

"Okay, since you're all so impatient, I guess we'll open gifts now." Darry said as he joined the rest of us. "Two-Bit, hand Brianna back to Soda and start handing out gifts, okay?"

"Okay, Darry." Two-Bit replied. After a few minutes each of us had a pile of gifts. Brianna had the largest pile. Not that I was surprised.

Darry's POV

We each opened our gifts. Except for Brianna's Soda was going to open hers last. We all received the usual. New shirts. Steve got a set of tools from me to use on cars. But Ponyboy and I each got a picture of Soda and Brianna. In it, Brianna was wearing the same dress she was wearing now. As soon as Pony opened his, he gave Soda a hug. He had wanted a picture of Brianna to hang above his desk. And I couldn't help but grin when I saw mine.

"Do you like it?" Soda asked once the pictures were unwrapped.

"Of course! This is really great, little buddy." I told him. "Now why don't you start opening Brianna's gifts."

Soda's POV

It took a while to open Brianna's gifts. She got several items of clothing including her first pair of pink Converse sneakers from Ponyboy.

"Awe, her first pair of greaser shoes." Two-Bit sighed when he saw the shoes. The rest of us laughed.

Two-Bit had got her a stuffed bear wearing a sweater. Steve gave her a toy that had a steering wheel and a bunch of little things that made noise when you played with it. Darry gave her a new set of blocks and a few bath toys. I gave her more toys and of course, clothes. All of us gave her clothes. Which was something she needed.

Brianna watched as I opened all her presents and even touched some of them. But the one thing that brought her delight was the wrapping paper. She just started playing with the wrapping paper, tearing it and trying to throw it which was basically lifting her arm in the air and dropping the paper on the floor.

"Well, I know what to get her for her birthday in March." Two-Bit said as he watched Brianna play in the wrapping paper. "I'll just give her a roll of wrapping paper."

I just gave Brianna more wrapping paper to play with while Darry went back to the kitchen to finish preparing dinner. I knew Brianna was too young to know what was going on. She kept giving me curious looks while I was opening her gifts. But I was glad to see that she was having fun with the wrapping paper. Maybe by her birthday, she'll be a little more interested in the gifts inside of the wrapping paper.